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Pinning hopes on BJP’s PM candidate

14 May 2014 10:51 PM IST
A large number of environmentalists and Yamuna activists in the Braj region have pinned their hopes on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra...

Requiem for Agra’s British-era train

11 July 2013 11:03 PM IST
Yet another British-era relic is chugging into history books. The days of the 65-km-long narrow gauge train from Dholpur to Tantpur in Agra district...

‘My mother loves my creativity’

31 May 2013 6:21 AM IST
Concerned over his mother’s failing eyesight a state government employee here designed a wall clock with a diameter of 54 inches. Now he’s gone a step...

Taj in danger

14 March 2013 4:03 AM IST
While experts deliberate on policy frameworks to sustain and promote the visual integrity of world heritage monuments at the ongoing UNESCO meet in...

A city of entrepreneurial excellence

5 Dec 2012 5:16 AM IST
There’s no doubt that no one thinks of Agra without also thinking of the Taj Mahal. But Agra has much more to offer than Mughal monuments, say local...

Diwali’s new gods: laptops and mobiles

13 Nov 2012 7:44 AM IST
Come Diwali, and traders now have newer gods to pray to: computers, laptops, iPads and mobile phones.Yes, the customary prayers to Lord Ganesha and...

It’s Hindi abroad, English-Vinglish at home

20 Oct 2012 4:07 AM IST
Foreigners are queuing up to learn Hindi and there was a global conference too to celebrate the language. Nonetheless, as English spreads inexorably...

The city of the Taj is a story of neglect

5 Oct 2012 2:56 AM IST
Taj City Agra has little to celebrate in spite of being a favourite tourist destination. This is because of the total lack of forward planning,...
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